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Dear Sister Sam,
He dreamt a frightening wrestling with God Himself where God is the superior power and was lashed repeatedly for his undue and dogmatic courage which, in many ways was a temerity or rather, a show of power. God shows him what power means.🚽🚽🌡️
posted by
anib
on October 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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I was left wondering who deserves the cheer or the victory: God who crushed them, or the human spirit that fought back against Him. A bit of a conundrum for me. Your explanation was very insightful, too!
posted by
sam444
on October 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Re: Dear Sherri G,
Gerard Manley actually often suffered from severe depression. That’s the time when he wrote terrible 😢 sonnets.🩷✂️
posted by
anib
on October 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Good afternoon. Depression can lead an author to pen some really good writing. This was not the case for Gerard when he wrote the Carrion Comfort sonnet.
posted by
Sherri_G
on October 8, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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